42-31861 Ragged but Right

media-30324.jpeg UPL 30324 Tail section of B-17 42-31861, "Ragged but Right." Merle Farley

Courtesy of 463rd Bomb Group Historical Society

Object Number - UPL 30324 - Tail section of B-17 42-31861, "Ragged but Right."

Delivered Denver 28/12/43; Columbus 16/1/44; Lakeland 18/1/44; Morrison 18/2/44; Assigned 773BS/463BG Celone 20/2/44; flak damage Blechhammer, Ger. 13/9/44; Ditched into the Adriatic Sea and lost.

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Units served with

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 773rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi

Revisions

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Added an association to “Celone” the home base of the 463rd BG.

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Notes from surviving crew.

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Records from surviving crew on final mission.

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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